By Pearl Cantrell Monitor Staff Writer GUN BARREL CITY–The members of Flotilla 5-14 held their annual awards dinner Saturday night. Enthusiasm is high for the year ahead starting with a full lake at the Cedar Creek Reservoir. “We expect to have a very big summer,” Cmdr. Bill Fackler said. “I look forward to a great […]

By Erik Walsh Monitor Sports Editor MABANK–The Mabank Panthers baseball team is looking for some regularity. More than half of the games have been cancelled or rescheduled due to soaking baseball diamonds. Constant rains have turned fields all over East Texas sopping wet, forcing teams to move practice indoors and get more work in at […]

By Pearl Cantrell Monitor Staff Writer MABANK–The first day back from Spring Break and about 40 students from Mabank Intermediate School are happy to stay after school for an hour of fun, friendship and Bible study. Lead by volunteers, under a national nondenominational organization, KiDs Beach Club is making an impact on students and their […]

Kids put what they’ve learned about fishing to use during Kid Fish at Purtis Creek

Mild May weather presented the perfect day for a Kid Fish event at Purtis Creek State Park May 11. Usually held the first Saturday in June, the event was moved because it is always legal to fish without a fishing license in Purtis Creek Lake, as long as you release any bass. All other fish may be kept. In the first week in June, the state lifts the fishing license requirement to encourage families to get outdoors and fish.More photos can be found in the Sunday, May 19, 2013 issue of The Monitor.